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Cristiano Ronaldo fired Real Madrid ahead before going off injured as they cruised to a 5-0 win at Almeria to remain six points adrift of leaders Barcelona who defeated Granada 4-0 earlier on Saturday. Atletico Madrid then played their part in a day of big wins for the teams at the top of the table when Raul Garcia and David Villa scored two goals apiece to help Atletico Madrid retain a strong hold on second spot with a 7-0 win over 10-man Getafe. Ronaldo struck after three minutes but the game was still in the balance when he limped off early in the second half. Karim Benzema settled Real's nerves by curling home the second on 61 minutes before Gareth Bale, Isco and Alvaro Morata consigned Almeria to a resounding defeat. The main concern was the extent of the leg strain for Ronaldo, who has bagged 14 goals in seven games including four for Portugal in their triumphant two-legged World Cup playoff win over Sweden. "I don't think it is important," Real co...

             As all the teams have been officially booked thier places for World Cup 2014, we shall have a look at the best XI out of the bunch of talented players going to feature for their country. It is very difficult to choose only 11 from the list which includes talents like Ronaldo, Suarez, Van Persie, Messi, Rooney to name a few. Many big talents will be missing in this team. I decided to choose the modern 4-2-3-1 formation for our team. Lets get started... GK - Manuel Neuer - Germany After a stunning last season with Bayern Munich, Neuer continue to show his form this season also. He has been outstanding and has cemented his place in Germany and Bayern squad and lately in our team. With Casillas not finding regular first team chance for Real Madrid and ageing Buffon, Neuer is the best keeper to be in Brazil. Honourable Mentions : Thiabut Courtois (Belgium), Hugo Lloris (France), Gianluigi Buffon (Italy), Iker Casillas (Spain) RB - Philip Lahm -...

Portugal are 1-0 up after the first leg of the World Cup playoff against Sweden but with the return match being held at a stadium dubbed the 'Zlatan Arena' the job is by no means done. Sweden captain Zlatan Ibrahimovic was relatively subdued in the first leg in Lisbon on Friday as a late diving header from Cristiano Ronaldo put Portugal in the driving seat. Ibrahimovic, though, has a penchant for the spectacular at Sweden's home ground and at the age of 32 he will be desperate to take his country through to next year's finals in Brazil. The Paris St Germain forward has scored 10 goals in eight matches since Sweden took up residence at the Friends Arena, including a four-goal haul against England in the opening game there. Three of those goals have come in World Cup qualifiers with two against the Faroe Islands and the other one the winner in their final group game against Austria. Coach Erik Hamren said he wanted an improved performance from his team on Tuesday. "T...

The Seleccao centre-back says that it is "not normal" that his compatriot has only lifted the trophy on one occasion, in light of the forward's remarkable statistics Pepe  feels his  Portugal  and  Real Madrid  team-mate  Cristiano Ronaldo  has been treated unfairly in relation to the Fifa  Ballon d'Or . The 28-year-old attacker was awarded the trophy in 2008, while he also made the podium in 2007, 2009, 2011 and 2012. However, Pepe believes his compatriot has not been given enough recognition and suggested that Fifa president Sepp Blatter's recent revelation that he favours Lionel Messi over Ronaldo was telling in that regard. "We know that, even just for the figures Cristiano has racked up, it’s not normal that he’s only won the Ballon d’Or  once after being to the gala seven or eight times," the defender told  AS .  "It just shows that a lot of strange things happen in football. It’s not fair what has happened to Cristiano. "I ho...

Arsenal Manager Wenger:  '' Cristiano Ronaldo has overtaken Messi. '' "It’s difficult, Messi was on top until now but in the last year, maybe Ronaldo is in front, he is very athletic."